Peruvian candidates plan to debate

Peruvian candidates plan to debate

MAY 9, 2001

Peruvian Presidential candidates Alejandro Toledo and ex-President Alan Garcia are planning on a public debate May 19.

The two are facing one another in a run-off election June 3. No one candidate obtained a majority of the vote in elections held last month.

Polls show Toledo leading Garcia 39 percent to 26 percent. But there are a large number (35 percent) who say they will cast spoiled or blank ballots.

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Peru presidential debate planned (AP 5/8)

Relevant Links:
Election Report, The Carter Center - http://www.cartercenter.org/REPORTS/perustatement.html
Profile of Peru, CIA World Factbook - http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pe.html
Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (ONPE), Only in Espa�ol - http://tic.onpe.gob.pe/index1.html
El Comercio - http://www.elcomercioperu.com/Noticias/html/primerindex.html

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